Origin
New Mexico, United States
Medium
Sandia pepper
Sandia pepper is a New Mexico chile cultivar grown for larger pods and more heat than many everyday state varieties. It is commonly roasted green for chile dishes or ripened red and dried for powders, stews, and adovada-style cooking.
Scoville 6,510 SHU
Species Capsicum annuum
Tasting notes
Sandia pepper is a New Mexico chile cultivar grown for larger pods and more heat than many everyday state varieties. It is commonly roasted green for chile dishes or ripened red and dried for powders, stews, and adovada-style cooking.
Common ripening colors
greenred
Aliases
Sandia chile pepper
How it relates
Broader pepper: New Mexico chile
Lineage type: hybrid
Parents: New Mexico No. 9, Anaheim
Note: The cultivar Sandia originated from a hybridization between 'New Mexico No. 9' and 'Anaheim'.
Source entry
Reference: HortScience
6,510 SHU peak heat